[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 558 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 558

  To suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

  Mr. DeMint introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking heading 
9902.84.87 and inserting in numerical sequence the following new 
heading:

      

``    9902.84.88    Machinery for     Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     molding, or                                                             31/2005          ''
                     otherwise                                                                                 .
                     forming
                     uncured,
                     unvulcanized
                     rubber to be
                     used in
                     production of
                     radial tires
                     designed for
                     off-the-highway
                     use with a rim
                     measuring 63.5
                     cm or more in
                     diameter
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     4011.20.10,
                     4011.61.00,
                     4011.63.00,
                     4011.69.00,
                     4011.92.00,
                     4011.94.40, or
                     4011.99.45),
                     numerically
                     controlled, or
                     parts thereof
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8477.51.00 or
                     8477.90.85)....

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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